Pocketed receptacle.



W. B. SMITH.

POOKETED RECEPTACLE. APPLICATION FILEDSEPT. 5. 1916.

1,226,919. Patented May 22, 1917.

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WILLIAM B. SMITH,.OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

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Specification of Letters Patent, Patenfd 1917.

1 Application filed. September 5,-1916.- Serial No. 118,488.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM B. SMITH,

citizen of the United States, residing at Chicago, in the county, ofCook and State of Illinois, have invented a certain new and usefulImprovement in Pocketed Receptacles, of which the following is a full,clear, concise, and exact description, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification;

My invention relates to pocketed receptacles. One feature of theinvention pertains particularly to a structure which includes a backing,a longitudinally adjustable pocket forming strip acting in conjunctionwith the backing to form pockets, and a plurality of pressure exertingclamping members operable toward and from the backing and adjustablelongitudinally of the backing for locking selected portions of thepocket forming strip and backing in fixed engagement to provide pocketsof fixed sizes. In adapting this feature of my invention to a pocketedreceptacle of the class describedthe pressure exerting clamping membersare mounted upon carriers that extend transversely of the pocket formingstrip, these pressure exerting or clamping members being engageable withthe pocket forming strip. Said pressure exerting or clamping members aredesirably in the 'form of screws in threaded engagement with thecarriers, these screws having knurled heads by which they may be turnedin their carriers to bring them into abutting engagement with the pocketforming strip that is interposed between the screws and the backing. Bythis arrangement sufiicient material of the pocket forming strip may beclamped in place with reference to the backing and the carriers are heldin fixed relation to the backing. I thus simplify thestructure'illustrated in my United States Letters. Patent 1,184,561,dated April 6, 1915. V j

Another feature of my invention relates to improved means fortaking upthe excess or slack that is leftin the pocket forming strip after thepockets are formed and while I desirably practice this feature'of myinvention in conjunction with a structure that includesa plurality ofpressure exerting 'or clamping members, I do'not wish to be limited tothe embodiment of both features of the invention in the same structure.In carrying out this additional feature of the invention,

one end of the pocket forming strip 7 is desirably fixedly anchored withrelation to oneend of the backing,the pocket forming strip passing fromthis anchored end over the backing and beneath the backing, the free endof the pocket forming strip being continued preferably in the form of astring-whereby the excess or slack in the pocketforming strip may bepulled beneath the backing, the string desirably being secured to'ananchorage after the slack has been taken up. I I

I will explain my invention more fully by reference to the accompanyingdrawing showing the preferred embodiment thereof and in which Figure 1is a front or plan view of a structure made in accordance with theinvention (some parts being broken away) the contents for the pocketsbeing also illustrated in this'figure; Fig. 2 is a view on line 2-2 ofFig.- 1; Fig 3 is a view on line 33'of Fig.2 and Fig. 4 is a perspectiveviewf 0ft). carrier and two clamping members upon the same, there beingdesirably two such members to each carrier. 7

Like parts are indicated by similar characters of reference throughoutthe difierent figures. The strip a of flexible material of which thepockets are to be made may be of any suitable thin material such asleather, split leather, or some textile fabric, this strip beinglongitudinally adjustable to adapt it to the formation of pockets ofdiffering sizes. The strip a may be anchored at one end'by means ofstitches Z =to a backing 0 whose longitudinal edges are shown as beingsecured to a board d by means of rows of stitches e. The boardillustrated includes a sheet of pasteboard or fiber board 7 which iscovered by textile lining g. The top layer of this lining is slit, asindicated at h, at the other end of the backing c from where the pocketforming strip is anchored by the stitches: b. The portion of the liningg which underlies the backing c is desirably loose fromthe stifieningsheet f so that the pocket forming strip may pass through the slit h,beneath the loose portion of the lining 9, thence out through the slit1' occurring slightly beyond the stitching b that fixedly anchors oneend of the pocket forming strip to the backing, as hitherto set forth.The portion of the pocket forming 1 strip that is not required to formthe pockets is drawn beneath the backing and in order that this portionor slack may not be drawn above the backing the end of the pocketforming strip that passes between the loose portion of the lining g andthe stiffening board f is anchored. In the preferred embodiment of theinvention the pocket forming strip is provided with a continuation thatis in the form of a string 70 which may be tied or otherwise secured toa tab Z or other anchorage means that is provided upon the board d.

The means described for taking up the slack in the pocket forming stripis desirably employed in conjunction with my improved means for holdingfixed portions of the pocket forming strip in relation to the backing toformpockets for holding articles such, for example, as the brush m, thesafety razoroutfit n, the tooth brush and the comb 9, though these twofeatures of the invention are not to be limited to association with eachother. In practising the feature of my invention now being described,the longitudinal edges of the backing 0 project appreciable distancesbeyond the'rows of stitching c, as indicated at 0 0 The clamp carriers 9are in the form of bars extending transversely of the pocket formingstrip a, the ends 1" of the bars being inturned to project beneath thelongitudinal portions of the backing c that project beyond the rows ofstitching e and which projecting portions of the backing freely overhangthe board (Z. This arrangement permitsthe clamp carriers 9 to be movedlengthwise of the backing when the clamping screws 8 carried thereby arewithdrawn from clamping engagement with the pocket forming strip a, butwhen these clamping screws are screwed down upon the strip a theinturnedends 1 are pressed outwardly upon the underneath sides of theoverhanging portions 0 of the backing c. The clamping screws thusperform the double function of holding the pocket forming strip atightly against the backing and of drawing the clamp carriers 9 intotight engagement with the backing at the ends 7- so that the clampcarriers cannot then be moved longitudinally of the backing.

In one way of using the device the right hand pocket is first formed tohold an article such as the comb 20, this article being located betweenthe backing c and the pocket forming strip a whereafter the adj acentclamping devices and the carriers therefor are suitably adjusted withrelation to this article, the screws 8 being turned into forcefulengagement with the pocket forming strip upon both sides of the articleto fix the extent of the portion of the pocket forming strip that is tohold the article and to hold the carriers for the screws in thepositions to which they are adjusted. The second article, such as thetooth brush 0 is next interposed between the pocket forming strip a andthe backing c whereupon thethird clamping carrier and the clampingscrews thereupon are suitably adjusted with respect to the intermediateclamp carrier in 7,3, the manner and for the purpose previously stated.In like manner the remaining pockets are formed with the exception thatthe pocket holding the last article m need not be provided with clampingmeans to the left thereof, the left hand end of the carrier 0 serving todefine the extent of the portion of the pocket forming strip that is toform the pocket for the article m when the pocket forming strip passesbeneath the backing 0 30 and is anchored to the tab Z as hithertodescribed. If preferred, however, clamping means may be provided to theleft of the article m as in the case of each of the other articles n, 0,p. 35

lVhile I have herein shown and particularly described the preferredembodiment of my invention I do not wish to be limited to the precisedetails of construction shown as changes may readily be made withoutdeparting from the spirit of my invention but having thus described myinvention I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent thefollowing 1. A pocketed receptacle including a backing havingoverhanging longitudinal edge portions; a longitudinally adjustablepocket forming strip acting in conjunction with the backing to formpockets; a plurality of pressure exerting clamping screws;

carriers for these screws having inturned ends projecting beneath saidoverhanging portions of the backing so as to be adjustablelongitudinally of the backing, said screws having threaded engagementwith said carriers and being in position to engage the pocket formingstrip to force this strip against the backing and to press the inturnedends of the carriers against the backing.

2. A pocketed receptacle including a backing; a longitudinallyadjustable pocket forming strip acting in conjunction with the backingto form pockets; a plurality of pressure exerting clamping screwsoperable toward and from the backing and having engagement therewith topress selected portions of the pocket forming strip against the backingto form pockets of selected sizes; and carriers for the justablelongitudinally of the backing and engageable therewith, said clampingscrews, in addition to pressing the selected portions of the pocketforming strip against the backing, riers against the backing to holdthem in selected adj ustment.v

3. A pocketed receptacle including a backing; a longitudinallyadjustable pocket forming clamping screws adalso operating to press saidcan strip acting in conjunction with the backing to form pockets; aplurality of the selected portions of the pocket forming pressureexerting clamping members operstrip against the backing,' also operatingto able toward and from the backing and havpress said carriers againstthe backing to ing engagement therewith to press selected hold them inselected adjustment.

5 portions of the pocket forming strip In witness whereof, I hereuntosubscribe 15 against the backing to form pockets of semy name this 13thday of July A. D., 1916.

lected sizes; and carriers for the clamping WILLIAM B. SMITH. membersadjustable longitudinally of the Witnesses: backing and engageabletherewith, said O. A. BROWN,

1 clamping members, in addition to pressing W. T. TONER.

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Washington, D. 0.

